When Ann grasped the scepter, a Triple Crown appeared faintly above his head.
The top, middle, and bottom layers of the trident were made of different materials, inlaid with gems, gold, and silver. It looked majestic. At the same time, a red carpet appeared under Ann's feet, extending towards Zhang Heng.
Of course, Zhang Heng wasn't naive enough to think that the carpet was welcoming him. He moved again immediately, avoiding the carpet that was coming at him. He then rushed towards Ann, and before the trident on his head could materialize, he slashed at it with his sword.
Ann raised the scepter in his hand to defend himself. This time, the Shrouded Scabbard did not manage to break Ann's weapon. When the sword and scepter clashed, a crisp metallic sound was heard.
The scepter in Ann's hand was obviously a game item, and its quality was not low either. That was why it could block the Shrouded Scabbard.
However, this was only Zhang Heng's first slash. Since he had seized the initiative, there was no reason for Zhang Heng to give up after just one strike. Just when An raised his scepter to fight back, he did not expect Zhang Heng's second slash to arrive. So, An had no choice but to place the scepter in front of his chest and block the attack again. But before he could do anything else, Zhang Heng's third slash came …
Ann had no choice but to focus and defend against Zhang Heng's attack first.
Although his subsequent attempts to counterattack were unsuccessful, he did not show much anxiety on his face.
Indeed, with his identity and position in the Sumerian pantheon, it was inevitable that he would lose face to a human. But it wasn't as if Ann had never seen outstanding mortals, such as the man named Gilgamesh.
In order to deal with him, Goddess Aluru created a barbarian warrior named Enkidu, but in the end, Gilgamesh was more skillful than Enkidu. Not only did he defeat Enkidu, but the gods did not expect that the two of them would become friends after the battle. Together, they ruled the country and made it more prosperous.
After that, Gilgamesh rejected Ishtar's marriage proposal and killed the Bull of Heaven that Ann sent to punish him. After Enkidu's death, he went through a thrilling and legendary adventure in order to find a way to achieve immortality.
Even in the God Realm, the story of the hero Gilgamesh was widely spread.
However, Ann did not have the time to reminisce about a human from four thousand years ago. This was because the opponent in front of him was much more difficult to deal with. This was not to say that Zhang Heng's actual strength had surpassed Gilgamesh's. The main reason was that the Sumerian gods, led by Ann, were no longer as powerful as they were in the past.
However, Ann now had an advantage that he didn't have in the past. Although his strength, speed, and reflexes were weaker, his combat experience was richer, and he was more patient.
However, what Ann did not expect was that the young man in front of him was actually faster and faster. Moreover, as he increased the speed of his attacks, his movements did not reveal any flaws as he had initially expected.
Ann's expression changed slightly. Now that he was dealing with his opponent's attacks, he was starting to feel the pressure. On the other hand, his opponent was still fighting with ease. Ann did not know if it was an illusion, but he felt that as the battle progressed, his opponent seemed to have become one with the sword. There was no longer any barrier between the two, and wherever the sword struck, the sharpness was getting stronger and stronger.
Ann did not have time to consider how to deal with Zhang Heng's next attack. The next moment, when his gaze swept across the scepter in his hand, he was even more shocked. This was because he realized that the scepter that symbolized his status and power had become riddled with holes. The places where it clashed with Zhang Heng's sword were filled with cracks and holes!
Ann finally could not help but blurt out, "What weapon are you holding in your hand?!"
"Hidden Scabbard," Zhang Heng answered, but his attacks did not stop.
A look of contemplation appeared on Ann's face, but it quickly turned into confusion. "Hidden Scabbard? Which god's weapon is this? Why have I never heard of this name?"
"Because this sword does not belong to any god. When it was born, it was just my weapon."
Zhang Heng held the long sword in his hand, but for the first time, he felt the desire of Hidden Scabbard. Yes, it was desire. In the capital, the most devout swordsmiths had always believed that every sword contained a unique soul.
When Zhang Heng first encountered the Shrouded Scabbard, he had felt the hidden ferocity in this blade. However, it was a subjective intuition. It was more like a reflection of the blade maker's emotions at that time. Or perhaps, it was a weak aura left behind after being assimilated by its previous owner.
However, this time, the desire was so strong that Zhang Heng could clearly feel Hidden Scabbard's desire to cut off the scepter in Ann's hand. When Zhang Heng came into contact with this thought, he was not surprised. Instead, he was happy.
He seemed to have thought of something. Instead of suppressing this sudden desire as its master, he carefully listened to the heart of the sword in his hand and tried to integrate this desire into his swordsmanship.
Now that his swordsmanship skill had reached level 4, he could only do this. Using the desire of Hidden Scabbard, Zhang Heng raised the power of his swordsmanship to another level.
What Ann felt earlier was not an illusion. At this moment, Zhang Heng had indeed become one with Hidden Scabbard. He even forgot about Seth, who was still unknown whether he was dead or alive. There was only one thing left in his mind, and that was to cut off the scepter in Ann's hand!
So, in the face of this simple attack, Ann found that she had no other choice but to continue using the scepter that was already riddled with holes to block the attack.
As a result, the scepter, which was already an arrow at the end of its flight, completely shattered after colliding with Hidden Scabbard for the umpteenth time.
Ann held the remaining half of the broken scepter in her hand and stood rooted to the ground. Her expression was blank.
Zhang Heng, on the other hand, changed his domineering attitude from before. He put away his sword and even bowed to Ann.
Zhang Heng could feel the changes in Hidden Scabbard after he cut off the scepter. In fact, when he felt the strong desire from Hidden Scabbard, he had already thought of the appraisal result of Hidden Scabbard. At the end of the appraisal, there was a sentence: "The maker left room for this sword to upgrade."
In other words, this Grade-B game item could actually be upgraded. It was just that Zhang Heng could not find a way to do so after such a long time. At first, he thought that he had to kill some supernatural creatures. However, even after killing Loki in the subsequent battles, Hidden Scabbard still did not move. It was not until this time, after he cut off Ann's scepter that Hidden Scabbard finally changed.
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